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’Why turn to the past when attempting to build nursing’s future?…To make good decisions in planning nursing’s future in the context of our complex health care system, nurses must know the history of the actions being considered, the identities and points of view of the major players, and all the stakes that are at risk. These are the lessons of history.’
— from the Introduction
This book presents nursing history in the context of problems and issues that persist to this day. Issues such as professional autonomy, working conditions, relationships with other health professionals, appropriate knowledge for education and licensure, gender, class, and race are traced through the stories told in this volume. Each chapter provides a piece of the puzzle that is nursing. The editors, all noted nurse historians and educators, have carefully made selections from the best that has been published in the nursing and health care literature.
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Preface
Section I: Contemporary Issues in Historical Context
Introduction,
Ellen D. Baer
Section 2: Identity: The Meaning of Nursing
Introduction,
Joan E. Lynaugh
Section 3: The Nature of Power and Authority in Nursing
Introduction,
Patricia O. D’Antonio
Section 4: The Nature of Nursing Knowledge
Introduction,
Joan E. Lynaugh
Section 5: Conclusion
Introduction,
Sylvia Rinker
Appendix: Suggestions for Further Reading
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Joan E. Lynaugh, RN, Ph D, FAAN, is Professor Emeritus of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania where she held the History of Nursing and Health Care Term Professorship. Dr. Lynaugh was the Founder and Director, now Associate Director, of the Center for the Study of the History of Nursing and the Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. She currently chairs the Board of Trustees of the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia.